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The Return of The Bulls, All Share Index Gains Big This Week
The All Share Index has emerged the toast of investors this week appreciating for the fourth consecutive day as the exchange appreciated 1.44%, bringing the weekly performance to 3.19 and closing the Index at 20,903.16. Across the...
- Posted October 28, 2011
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Earnings Flash: Stanbic IBTC 3Q Earnings Released
Stanbic IBTC reported a 20.6% improvement in gross earnings which are N 49.5 Billion up from N 41.1 Billion at the close of Q3, 2010. Provisions for losses were up 211% to N 1.1 Billion from N...
- Posted October 28, 2011
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Samsung Overtakes Apple as World’s Biggest Smartphone Seller
Samsung Electronics Co. overtook Apple Inc. in the last quarter to become the world’s largest smartphone vendor amid a widening technology and legal battle between the two companies. Samsung shipped 27.8 million smartphones in the last quarter,...
- Posted October 28, 2011
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Diamond Bank Posts Loss In 3Q Earnings Numbers
Diamond Bank has reported a loss for the period ending September 2011 due to corporate restructuring exercises including making more funds available for potential debt defaulters. Earnings were up a marginal 1.9% to N 68 Billion from...
- Posted October 28, 2011
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Earnings Flash: Ashaka Cement 3Q
Ashaka Cement is a listed subsidiary of Lafarge Group –the world leader in building materials based in France and with operations across 78 countries. Ashaka Cement has released numbers that send mixed signals out to the market,...
- Posted October 28, 2011
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Eurozone Crisis Update: Accord Reached, China is White Knight
Europe’s leaders have made significant progress in an accord to resolve the regions festering economic crisis. Eurozone leaders have agreed to have bankers write-off 50% of their exposure to toxic sovereign debt issued by troubled countries including...
- Posted October 28, 2011
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Etisalat Signs Agreement with Alcatel-Lucent on Mobile Broadband
Alcatel-Lucent, in partnership with mobile phone operator in the United Arab Emirates, Etisalat have signed an agreement to jointly develop the most efficient and sustainable means to deliver mobile broadband to customers . Built around the Alcatel...
- Posted October 27, 2011
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Kulczyk Oil Ventures Inc. : Nigeria OML 42 -Update
Kulczyk Oil Ventures Inc., an international upstream oil and gas company, announces that Neconde Energy Limited (“Neconde”) has signed an agreement providing that the timeframe for closing the proposed acquisition by Neconde of oil and gas assets in Nigeria,...
- Posted October 27, 2011
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GT Assur Acquired By Offshore Consortium, GTBank Books Gain on Sale
GTBank recently announced its divestment from GT Assur, formerly the insurance subsidiary of the bank, and released the transaction dynamics to the public. The bank has completed the offloading of its 6.8 Billion shares in the insurance...
- Posted October 27, 2011
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Nigerian Stock Market Gains Third Straight Day
The All Share Index is on a bullish streak, appreciating for the third straight day in a row. Today’s appreciation of 1.13% put the ASI at 20,607.37. The banking sector led the bulls today with Zenith (4.96%),...
- Posted October 27, 2011
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Banks’earnings to improve – Fitch
Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s foremost rating agencies, says it expects the performance of most of the Fitch-rated Nigerian banks to improve this year as a result of lower charges and funding costs. Over the medium-term,...
- Posted October 27, 2011
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BUSTED: Silvio Berlusconi Caught Checking Out The Butt On The Danish Prime Minister
Priorities! Even in the midst of crisis talks that could decide the fate of his career Italy Europe the whole world, Silvio Berlusconi makes sure to get a look at the back end of Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt. (via Linkiesta and BusinessInsider)
- Posted October 27, 2011
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Lagos-Ilorin passenger train service starts tomorrow
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) would start Lagos-Ilorin passenger train service from tomorrow, a statement from the corporation said. This signals the completion of track rehabilitation work between Lagos and Jebba by the Chinese contracting firm, China...
- Posted October 27, 2011
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President Goodluck Jonathan Approves N59.3bn Onne Port Phase 4 Project
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday ratified the anticipatory approval granted by President Goodluck Jonathan to Intels (Nig) Ltd. for the commencement of phase 4 of the Onne Ports Complex expected to create over 25,000 jobs at...
- Posted October 27, 2011